AIX for Unix Professionals starts quite naturally on the boot-up process of AIX and then discusses the details of Object Data Manager (ODM), its object-oriented repository for system data. Next, the book covers the System Management Interface Tools (SMIT)--the basic system-configuration and management tools that administrators use to set up the operating system. Just like Unix, these small and discrete utilities require command-line arguments, which are illustrated here with small, effective sample commands.
The text covers the basics of configuring hardware devices, including disk drives, printers, and serial ports and offers a quick tour of the AIX file system. Material on networking and adding new users to a system follows. The book concludes with some tips for gauging and improving system performance in AIX, as well as a troubleshooting guide.
Written in a no-nonsense style and filled with some useful tips, this title provides all the basics of the AIX operating system in a concise format. This title is ideal for the reasonably experienced Unix administrator. --Richard Dragan